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2013-14: Tyson Jost played for the Okanagan Rockets of the BCMML. Jost led the Rockets and the league in scoring, scoring 44 goals and 44 assists for 88 points in 36 games. Jost continued his strong offensive play in the playoffs, posting 9 goals and 9 assists in 7 games for the BCMML champions. He was named to the BCMML All-Star Team following the season. Jost also played in 3 games for the Penticton Vees of the BCHL, where he went pointless. Jost was chosen in the 8th round, 120th overall, of the 2014 USHL Futures Draft by the Bloomington Thunder.

2014-15: Jost competed in his BCHL rookie season with the Penticton Vees. In 46 games for the Vees, Jost scored 23 goals and added 22 assists for 45 points. In 21 postseason games for the Vees, Jost scored 10 goals and added 4 assists for 14 points as the Penticton went on to win the BCHL championship. Jost was named to the BCHL All-Rookie Team for his efforts. Jost competed internationally for Canada West at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge, where he scored 2 goals and added 1 assist in 4 games. Jost committed to the University of North Dakota for the 2016-17 season.

2015-16: Jost returned to the Penticton Vees for his second BCHL season. In 48 games for the Vees, he scored 42 goals and chopped in 62 assists for 104 points, which ranked third overall in the BCHL. Jost won the Vern Dye Memorial Trophy as the BCHL’s Most Valuable Player. Jost competed in international play for Canada, first taking part in the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament where he scored 3 goals in 4 games for the gold medal-winning Canadian squad. Jost also competed for the gold medal-winning Canada West squad at the 2015 World Junior A Challenge where he scored 3 goals and added 6 assists for 9 points, a total that led all tournament scorers. Jost was named the MVP of the tournament, and was named to the WJAC All-Star Team, as well. Jost starred for Team Canada at the 2016 U18 World Championship, where he led the team in scoring and was one of the top forwards in that tournament. Jost was ranked 15th overall among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting in their midterm rankings for the 2016 NHL Draft. He was ranked 15th overall by ISS Hockey in their March rankings. Jost was chosen in the first round, 10th overall, of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Colorado Avalanche.

Photo: Forwards Auston Matthews of the ZSC Lions and Patrik Laine of Tappara Tampere are the top two prospects for the 2016 NHL Draft according to ISS Hockey (courtesy of John Crouch/Icon Sportswire and Melanie Duchene/EQ Images/Icon Sportswire)

The first round of the 2016 NHL Draft is now just a couple of days away, with the remainder of the draft taking place on Saturday at First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY.

Earlier this month, ISS Hockey released their final top 30 for this year’s draft, along with their 2016 draft guide. The order in June barely changed from the list presented in May, but there was some minor shuffling within the top 10. Read more»

Photo: Tappara forward and 2016 prospect Patrik Laine has had a memorable 2015-16 season, winning gold at the 2016 World Junior Championship, then winning Finland’s Liiga championship last month, and he is now competing for Finland at the 2016 IIHF World Championship (courtesy of HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA/AFP/Getty Images)

The scouting arm of the NHL, NHL Central Scouting (CSS), released their final rankings for the 2016 NHL Draft in April. ISS Hockey (ISS), on the other hand, is still releasing their monthly rankings, with their final ranking yet to come in early June. Read more»

Photo: Team Canada forward and 2016 prospect Tyson Jost competed for the Penticton Vees of the BCHL in 2015-16, scoring 42 goals and 104 points in 48 games for that club (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)

After watching Finland forward Eeli Tolvanen (Sioux City – USHL) notch a hat trick in the first quarterfinal game of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship played at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, Team Canada forward Tyson Jost (Penticton – BCHL) decided to get in on the action with a hat trick of his own in a 9-1 win over Switzerland. Read more»

Photo: Team Canada forward and 2016 prospect Cameron Morrison competed for the Youngstown Phantoms in 2015-16, scoring 34 goals and 66 points in 60 USHL games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)

A game that was fairly close after one period of play turned into an eight-goal margin of victory for Team Canada as they downed Switzerland by a 9-1 score in the quaterfinals of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship in Grand Forks, ND. Read more»

While disappointment at the club level is a reality for many of those named to Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team pre-competition camp in Winnipeg, the opportunity to wear a Team Canada jersey at the 2016 IIHF U18 Championship should soothe some of the ache. Read more»